Two days in Hiroshima: city sights or Miyajima?
To reduce train travel between cities, see Peace Memorial Museum and the park on day one, then walk Shukkeien the next day. For Miyajima, see the shrine and shopping streets on day one and city collection exhibits on day two. Choose Miyajima only if your arrival leaves time for return trains, ferries and shrine visits.
Choose a 2 days, 1 night itinerary
Peace Memorial Park and a garden
Stay one night near Hiroshima Station. Separate museum exhibits from a garden walk, without taking JR trains to the island or another city.
Peace Memorial Park and a garden →2 days, 1 nightMiyajima and the art museum
Stay one night near Hiroshima Station. See the shrine and shopping streets on day one, then collection exhibits on day two without another boat trip.
Miyajima and the art museum →Peace Memorial Park and a garden
Stay one night near Hiroshima Station. Separate museum exhibits from a garden walk, without taking JR trains to the island or another city.
Day 1 · Hiroshima Station → museum and park → Hiroshima Station
Visit museum exhibits and Peace Memorial Park on your first day. If arriving late, shorten the park walk to fit your admission reservation and deadline.
- Hiroshima Station → Museum and park
Go to the tram platforms on the station building's second floor. Usual platforms are D for route 2 and C for route 6; check destination signs. Take route 2 towards Miyajimaguchi or Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima, or route 6 towards Eba, to Genbaku Dome-mae. Some services may use other platforms, so check on-site destination and platform signs for your departure.
Hiroden platform changesHiroden route 2 stops and directionHiroden route 6 stops and directionHiroden current platform diagram: route 2 D and route 6 C
- Museum and park entrance → Museum, park and meal
View the dome from outside the fence, then walk south through the park to the museum's East Building entrance. Allow about two hours for exhibits and 45 minutes for the park walk. These are suggested visiting times; queues take extra time. If arriving late, shorten the park walk to fit reservations and last entry. Walking through the park to the East Building and back is not included in the two-hour exhibit visit.
Open Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum official informationMuseum official information
- Museum and park → Hiroshima Station
After a meal near the park, return to Genbaku Dome-mae and take route 2 or 6 towards Hiroshima Station.
Open Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum official informationHiroden route 2 stops and directionHiroden route 6 stops and direction
Day 2 · Hiroshima Station → Shukkeien → Hiroshima Station
Walk the garden in the morning before departing. Afterwards, return by tram to Hiroshima Station and leave.
- Hiroshima Station, second floor → Hatchobori
Take a westbound tram from the usual route 2 platform D or route 6 platform C to Hatchobori. Some departures may use different platforms; check on-site destination and platform signs.
Hiroden route 2 stops and directionHiroden route 6 stops and directionHiroden platform changesHiroden current platform diagram: route 2 D and route 6 C
- Hatchobori → Shukkeien-mae and Shukkeien
Cross at the pedestrian crossing to the Hakushima Line platform, then take route 9 towards Hakushima to Shukkeien-mae. Walk from the stop to the entrance. With cash, obtain a transfer ticket when first getting off and hand it in at your next alighting. With IC, tap at each boarding and alighting, transferring within 60 minutes of first getting off.
Hiroden route 9 stop order and directionHatchobori transfer diagramHiroden transfer tickets and IC validity periodsGarden access and current opening hours
- Shukkeien entrance → Garden visit and meal
After the 09:00 opening, allow about 60–90 minutes in the garden.
- Shukkeien entrance → Hatchobori
Return to Shukkeien-mae after your visit and take route 9 towards Hatchobori. Add the walk to the stop and tram waiting to your visiting time. The return is in the opposite direction and needs a new fare.
Hiroden route 9 stop order and directionHiroden transfer tickets and IC validity periodsGarden access and current opening hours
- Hatchobori → Hiroshima Station
Cross at the pedestrian crossing to the Hiroshima Station-bound platform and take route 2 or 6. Check your return service in the timetable for your date. Standard adult fare, meeting transfer conditions, is JPY 240 one way or JPY 480 return.
Hiroden route 2 stops and directionHiroden route 6 stops and directionHatchobori transfer diagramHiroden standard faresHiroden transfer tickets and IC validity periods
Included: Museum admission JPY 200 + museum trams return JPY 480 + Shukkeien admission JPY 350 + garden trams return JPY 480.
Extra costs and conditions: Airport transport, accommodation, meals and luggage storage cost extra. Travel to the museum and garden by tram; no JR journey is included.
Free-admission days, JR passes and ropeway discounts are not applied to this total. Check prices, opening and reservations for your date.
Museum official admission, hours and reservationsHiroden standard faresHiroden transfersShukkeien official admission and hours
Miyajima and the art museum
Stay one night near Hiroshima Station. See the shrine and shopping streets on day one, then collection exhibits on day two without another boat trip.
Day 1 · Hiroshima Station → Miyajima → Hiroshima Station
Visit the island's shrine and shopping streets, then return to Hiroshima. If your arrival leaves too little time for return trains, ferries and the shrine, choose a city itinerary instead.
- Hiroshima Station → JR Miyajimaguchi Station
Take a JR Sanyo Line train towards Iwakuni to Miyajimaguchi Station. This differs from the Hiroden tram stop at Miyajimaguchi. Check outward and Hiroshima-bound return trains together in the JR timetable for your date.
Walks between station, pier and shrineSailing timetableJR Hiroshima Station official timetable and station map entry page
- JR Miyajimaguchi Station → JR ferry passenger terminal
Walk about ten minutes from the station to the JR Miyajima Ferry passenger terminal. With a JR pass, distinguish this operator from other ferries to the same island. Waiting to board is extra to walking time.
Walks between station, pier and shrineSailing timetableJR Hiroshima Station official timetable and station map entry page
- JR ferry passenger terminal → Miyajima pier
Take the JR Miyajima Ferry to the island. The ride takes about ten minutes. Standard adult fare is JPY 200 one way or JPY 400 return, with a separate JPY 100 visitor tax. Choose your return ferry first and check that you have time to finish the shrine visit.
Walks between station, pier and shrineSailing timetableJR Miyajima Ferry standard fares and visitor tax
- Miyajima pier → Itsukushima Shrine
Walk about 15 minutes from the pier to the shrine. Visits follow a one-way route, so check the direction back to the port from the exit. Views change with the tide; you cannot always walk beneath the torii gate.
Walks between station, pier and shrineSailing timetableJR Hiroshima Station official timetable and station map entry page
- Itsukushima Shrine and shopping street entrance → Shrine, shopping streets and meal
Allow 45–60 minutes for the shrine and 90 minutes for lunch and shopping street walks. Count the JPY 100 visitor tax once when arriving on the island during this round trip.
Open Itsukushima Shrine official informationOpen Miyajima Omotesando Shopping Street official informationFerry fares
- Shrine and shopping streets → Miyajima pier
Return to the pier after the shrine and shopping streets. Allow the roughly 15-minute walk from the shrine and boarding waits separately. Adjust shopping street time around your return ferry.
- Miyajima pier → Mainland terminal and JR Miyajimaguchi Station
After returning to the mainland by JR ferry, walk about ten minutes to JR Miyajimaguchi Station. Do not treat ferry arrival as your train departure time. Choose a connection allowing the walk to the station and train waiting.
Walks between station, pier and shrineSailing timetableJR Miyajima Ferry standard fares and visitor tax
- JR Miyajimaguchi Station → Hiroshima Station
Return on a JR Sanyo Line train towards Hiroshima. Check stops and departures in your date's station timetable. Stay at your booked Hiroshima accommodation tonight.
Walks between station, pier and shrineSailing timetableJR Hiroshima Station official timetable and station map entry page
Day 2 · Hiroshima Station → prefectural art museum → Hiroshima Station
See city collection exhibits on your last day. During exhibition changeovers or closures, switch to the garden and apply its actual admission.
- Hiroshima Station, second floor → Hatchobori
Take a westbound tram from the usual route 2 platform D or route 6 platform C to Hatchobori. Some departures may use different platforms; check on-site destination and platform signs.
Hiroden route 2 stops and directionHiroden route 6 stops and directionHiroden platform changesHiroden current platform diagram: route 2 D and route 6 C
- Hatchobori → Shukkeien-mae and prefectural art museum
Cross at the pedestrian crossing to the Hakushima Line platform, then take route 9 towards Hakushima to Shukkeien-mae. Walk from the stop to the entrance. With cash, obtain a transfer ticket when first getting off and hand it in at your next alighting. With IC, tap at each boarding and alighting, transferring within 60 minutes of first getting off.
Hiroden route 9 stop order and directionHatchobori transfer diagramHiroden transfer tickets and IC validity periodsGarden access and current opening hoursTram access
- Prefectural art museum entrance → Art museum visit and meal
Allow about 90 minutes for second-floor collection exhibits at the nearby art museum. Do not add the garden or a special exhibition on this last day. If collection exhibits are unavailable during changeovers, switch to the garden, costing JPY 350 instead of JPY 510 museum admission.
Prefectural art museum admission and closuresGarden access and current opening hours
- Prefectural art museum entrance → Hatchobori
Return to Shukkeien-mae after your visit and take route 9 towards Hatchobori. Add the walk to the stop and tram waiting to your visiting time. The return is in the opposite direction and needs a new fare.
Hiroden route 9 stop order and directionHiroden transfer tickets and IC validity periodsTram access
- Hatchobori → Hiroshima Station
Cross at the pedestrian crossing to the Hiroshima Station-bound platform and take route 2 or 6. Check your return service in the timetable for your date. Standard adult fare, meeting transfer conditions, is JPY 240 one way or JPY 480 return.
Hiroden route 2 stops and directionHiroden route 6 stops and directionHatchobori transfer diagramHiroden standard faresHiroden transfer tickets and IC validity periods
Included: Shrine admission JPY 300 + JR ferry return JPY 400 and visitor tax JPY 100 + prefectural art museum admission JPY 510 + art museum trams return JPY 480.
Extra costs and conditions: JR return travel between Hiroshima and Miyajimaguchi, airport transport, accommodation, meals and luggage storage cost extra. Special exhibitions are excluded.
With a valid pass covering the JR ferry, subtract the JPY 400 return ferry fare from the subtotal above. The JPY 100 visitor tax still applies.
Free-admission days, JR passes and ropeway discounts are not applied to this total. Check prices, opening and reservations for your date.
Open Itsukushima Shrine official informationFerry faresPrefectural art museum admission and closuresHiroden standard faresHiroden transfers
Frequently asked questions
Can I visit Miyajima on day one after a late arrival?
For Miyajima, take a JR train, walk to the passenger terminal and cross by ferry. Check return JR and ferry services for your date first. If arrival leaves too little time for the shrine, shopping streets and return to Hiroshima, move the island visit to another day or choose the city museum and garden itinerary. Immigration and travel to the station take time separate from sightseeing.
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Official sources and check dates
- Museum official information ·
- Hiroden standard fares ·
- Open Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum official information ·
- Open Itsukushima Shrine official information ·
- Ferry fares ·
- Sailing timetable ·
- Walks between station, pier and shrine ·
- Open Miyajima Omotesando Shopping Street official information ·
- Prefectural art museum admission and closures ·
- Tram access ·
- Hiroden transfers ·
- Hiroden platform changes ·
- Hatchobori transfer diagram ·
- Garden access and current opening hours ·
- Hiroden route 9 stop order and direction ·
- Hiroden route 2 stops and direction ·
- Hiroden route 6 stops and direction ·
- Hiroden current platform diagram: route 2 D and route 6 C ·
- Museum official admission, hours and reservations ·
- Shukkeien official admission and hours ·
- Hiroden transfer tickets and IC validity periods ·
- JR Miyajima Ferry standard fares and visitor tax ·
- JR Hiroshima Station official timetable and station map entry page ·